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title: "NHS England - North West- Contract Awards for Prescribed Specialist Services"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-7b6c0d18-ac46-4ede-a716-3dd0881e0628"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS ENGLAND NORTH (NORTH WEST)"
published: "2017-03-03"
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# NHS England - North West- Contract Awards for Prescribed Specialist Services

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND NORTH (NORTH WEST)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7b6c0d18-ac46-4ede-a716-3dd0881e0628

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## Summary

NHS England North (North West) is conducting a limited procurement process for the contract titled "NHS England - North West- Contract Awards for Prescribed Specialist Services." The procurement falls within the health and social work services category and is located in the North West of the United Kingdom. The procurement stage is currently at the award phase, with the contract valued at £29,494,000. The contract period is set to begin on 1st April 2017 and will run until 31st March 2019. The tender period closed on 1st January 2017.

This tender presents significant opportunities for growth, particularly for larger healthcare organisations and hospitals that are capable of delivering specialist services. Competitors in this tender should have experience in health service provision and a capacity to integrate care models effectively, enhancing patient experience and care quality. The nature of this procurement allows for innovative solutions aligned with clinical requirements, thereby opening avenues for businesses with sustainable and efficient care delivery models.

## Notice

In 2016/17 NHS England set out our approach to ensure that prescribed specialised services are commissioned from the most capable providers through a rolling Strategic Service Review Programme with priorities published in commissioning intentions.From service reviews and from locally led change through sustainability and transformation plans, we expect there to be more networks of specialist providers and re-shaping supply models and contracting approaches to integrate care around patients.Service reviews will also provide opportunity for providers to propose sustainable solutions in line with clinically developed requirements. Service review implementation will also enable new payment approaches in order to incentivise improvement in care quality and patient experience.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3ffa4d49-e19d-4b9f-b68c-62dfccdb872c |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award of contract without prior publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Mar 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Jan 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Feb 2017 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2017 - 31 Mar 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £29,494,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £29,494,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS ENGLAND NORTH (NORTH WEST) |
| Locality | TBC |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | N/A |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 27 |
| Supplier names | AINTREE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; BOLTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; CENTRAL MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; EAST CHESHIRE NHS TRUST; EAST LANCASHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST; LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; LIVERPOOL HEART AND CHEST HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; LIVERPOOL WOMEN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; MID CHESHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT; NORTH WEST HYPERBARIC SERVICE; PENNINE ACUTE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST; ROYAL LIVERPOOL AND BROADGREEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST; SALFORD ROYAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; SOUTHPORT AND ORMSKIRK HOSPITAL NHS TRUST; ST HELENS AND KNOWSLEY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST; STOCKPORT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; TAMESIDE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; THE CHRISTIE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; THE CLATTERBRIDGE CANCER CENTRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; THE WALTON CENTRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SOUTH MANCHESTER NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; WARRINGTON AND HALTON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; WIRRAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; WRIGHTINGTON, WIGAN AND LEIGH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 3 Mar 2017 at 17:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3ffa4d49-e19d-4b9f-b68c-62dfccdb872c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3ffa4d49-e19d-4b9f-b68c-62dfccdb872c
  3rd March 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- http://www.mytenders.org/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR139673
  NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at the link provided.

## Notice URLs

- https://www.england.nhs.uk/north/contact-us/

## Provenance

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